1929 French Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1929 French Championships
ChampionUnited States Helen Wills
Runner-upFrance Simonne Mathieu
Final score6–3, 6–4
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men
← 1928 · French Championships · 1930 →

Helen Wills defeated Simonne Mathieu 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1929 French Championships.[1]

Seeds[]

The seeded players are listed below. Helen Wills is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. United States Helen Wills (champion)
  2. South Africa Bobbie Heine Miller (quarterfinals)
  3. United Kingdom Phoebe Holcroft Watson (quarterfinals)
  4. United Kingdom Eileen Bennett (semifinals)
  5. Netherlands Kornelia Bouman (first round)
  6. France Simonne Mathieu (finalist)
  7. Germany Cilly Aussem (semifinals)
  8. Germany Irmgard Rost (third round)

Draw[]

Key[]

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • r = Retired

Finals[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 United States Helen Wills 6 6
France Sylvie Henrotin 4 1
1 United States Helen Wills 6 7
4 United Kingdom Eileen Bennett 2 5
4 United Kingdom Eileen Bennett 7 6
South Africa Alida Neave 5 1
1 United States Helen Wills 6 6
6 France Simonne Mathieu 3 4
6 France Simonne Mathieu 4 6 6
3 United Kingdom Phoebe Watson 6 3 1
6 France Simonne Mathieu 8 2 6
7 Germany Cilly Aussem 6 6 2
7 Germany Cilly Aussem 5 6 6
2 South Africa Bobbie Heine Miller 7 3 4

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States Wills
United Kingdom
1 United States Wills 6 6
South Africa Tapscott 1 3
South Africa Tapscott 6 6
France 4 5 Belgium Sigart 2 2
Belgium Sigart 6 7 1 United States Wills 6 6
8 Germany Rost 6 6 France Henrotin 4 1
France Rosambert 4 3 8 Germany Rost 1 13 6
United Kingdom Goldsack 8 6 United Kingdom Goldsack 6 12 2
France Anet 6 4 8 Germany Rost 6 4 1
France Henrotin 7 3 6 France Henrotin 3 6 6
South Africa 5 6 3 France Henrotin 4 6 6
France 1 1 Germany Krahwinkel 6 4 3
Germany Krahwinkel 6 6

Section 2[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 United Kingdom Bennett 6 6
France 2 3 4 United Kingdom Bennett 6 6
France Barbier 6 7 France Barbier 3 2
Switzerland 3 5 4 United Kingdom Bennett 6 3 7
Germany Von Reznicek France 4 6 5
0 2
France 7 6 France 6 6
United Kingdom 5 2 4 United Kingdom Bennett 7 6
5 Netherlands Bouman South Africa Neave 5 1
United Kingdom Ridley United Kingdom Ridley 6 6
Lowenthal 6 5 6 Lowenthal 4 1
France 3 7 0 United Kingdom Ridley 6 2 2
South Africa Neave 6 6 6 South Africa Neave 2 6 6
France 8 2 2 South Africa Neave 7 10
United Kingdom 1 4 France 5 8
France 6 6

Section 3[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United States Bundy 7 6
France 5 1 United States Bundy 5 1
France 0 0 Germany Friedleben 7 6
Germany Friedleben 6 6 Germany Friedleben 10 1 5
Italy Valerio 6 6 6 France Mathieu 8 6 7
France 2 2 Italy Valerio 4 3
United Kingdom 2 2 6 France Mathieu 6 6
6 France Mathieu 6 6 6 France Mathieu 4 6 6
Germany 6 6 3 United Kingdom Watson 6 3 1
France 3 1 Germany 6 3 7
France 2 0 South Africa 4 6 5
South Africa 6 6 Germany 3 1
United States Morrill 6 6 3 United Kingdom Watson 6 6
France 2 0 United States Morrill 0 3
France 2 1 3 United Kingdom Watson 6 6
3 United Kingdom Watson 6 6

Section 4[]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Belgium 0 2
France Adamoff 6 6 France Adamoff 6 6
France 2 2 Netherlands Couquerque 2 1
Netherlands Couquerque 6 6 France Adamoff 3 3
France Metaxa 2 1 7 Germany Aussem 6 6
Switzerland Payot 6 6 Switzerland Payot 2 4
France 1 1 7 Germany Aussem 6 6
7 Germany Aussem 6 6 7 Germany Aussem 5 6 6
France 5 6 2 South Africa Heine Miller 7 3 4
France Macready 7 4 r France 6 10
United States Cross 3 8
France 4 4
2 South Africa Heine Miller 6 6
France 3 5
2 South Africa Heine Miller 6 7

References[]

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 393. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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